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stouffvilles diamond centre ewellers 6404646 24 main w stouffville 2914844 76 main n markham serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area stouffville tire battery your dunlop tire dealer home of generation iv the tire with the 40000 mile wananty 6404499 vol 97 no 20 a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 26 1984 42 pages 50 cents town mayor elected chairman regional municipality of york stouffville what has whitchurchstouffville in common with the region of york plenty york regions new chairman is whitch- urchstouffvilles former mayor eldred king was elected to this position of distinction thursday de feating his lone opponent mayor allan duffy of rich mond hill by a vote of eleven to six the twoway race occur red when regional council lor gordon rowe of rich mond hill withdrew and ray twinney mayor of newmarket declined to stand king won support from- carole bell markham bud bonner markham ron moran markham jim davidson vaughan lorna jackson vaughan dick illingworth aurora clarence jessop king henry vandenburgh new market angus morton east gwillimbury and gordon rowe richmond hill duffys support came fromron dancey mar- no decision stouffville the town of whitchurch- stouffville will remain without a mayor for at least two weeks at a special meeting tuesday members voted to defer the decision to appoint a replacement to the office of mayor or to hold an election from the town at large until tiies oct 9 former mayor eldred king resigned this position following his election as chairman of york region thursday councillor tom wood chosen presiding officer acting mayor said the twoweek period would be in the best interests of the municipality councillor jim sanders supported the recom mendation saying it would give members of council and residents time to discuss the issue it will provide residents an opportunity to ex- press their concerns and thoughts on the matter agreed councillor wilf morley the motion to defer was passed unanimously church quilt sells for 900 i pioneer village shirtsleeve weather and a large crowd made for a per fect day at the annual mennonite festival and re lief sale sept 22 on the site of black creek pioneer vil lage receipts totalled 35000 the quilt auction was a highlight of the event bids on the 101 entries exceeded 15600 top price of 900 was paid for a quilt of rose wreath design donated by the ladies of cedar grove mennonite church the run- nerup was a handpieced queensized quilt donated by mrs vera spragge of parkview home stouffvil le it brought 600 the ladies of heise hill church submitted 61 quilts receipts from these totalled 789500 the quilt commit tee was headed by margaret empringham of stouffville and adeline reaman of gormley frank bennett and arnott wotten were au ctioneers eva burkholder rr 1 markham was the events overall chairman assisted by ruth steckley rr 1 richmond hill the treasur er was herb diller dick sons hill kham loishancey rich mond hill john mclean georgina and ray twin ney newmarket lorna jackson of vaughan described mr king as a straightshooter who accomplishes things in a gentlemanly way i thought he was the man for the job last january she said and ten months later my opinion hasnt changed angus morton of vaughan praised kings leadership both at the municipal level and at the region eldred king 57 was born at agincourt then part of york county july 1 1927 his parents moved to mar kham twp when he was six he received his elementary and secondary education at ss 13 markham and stouffville high mr kings political in- volvement includes four years on the board of mar kham school area 2 two years on markham twp council and twelve years on whitchurchstouffville council including six years as mayor chairman king reaf firmed his support of re gionalism as a workable institution he pointed out however that changes are required some areas have felt left out he declared he suggested the region take a long hard look at day careand the alterna tives available to meet this need he criticized the width of regional road allo wances a farm field on either side he said king admitted surprise at the withdrawl of newmar kets mayor twinney he said he knew of this in adv ance he denied further political ambitions but said the office of chairman had crossed his mind one of the first to offer mr king congratulations was former officeholder anthony roman now mem ber of parliament for the riding of york north gary herrema chairman of durham region and a close friend of mr king was also in the audience the position pays 6173500 eldred and beulah king leave yorks municipal office in newmarket where minutes before mr king was elected regional chairman the towns former mayor won the post on a first ballot his lone opponent was allan duffy mayor of richmond hill a successor to mr king has not been named in whitchurchstouffville jim thomas senior citizen raises over 2700 in pledges stouffville whitchurchstouffvilles terry fox run marathon of hope raised a total of 720900 with the possibility of more when all pledges are honored don anderson of stuart street stouffvilles mr wonderful collected 272400 one of the highest single contributors in bristol ponds rr 3 stouffville was second with 850 bill murphy was third with 420 the murphy family in eluding bill marg greg and ken raised 64250 there were 88 partici pants fred robbins of rupert avenue stouffville was the fastest sixmiler he circled participant eldred king chairman of york region started off the run and participated in it along with councillor fran sainsbury two members of the stouffville fire depart ment paul stover and tom brillinger patrolled the route stouffville lions assisted at various highway crossings marathon organizers again this year were dixie sellers barb schell and beulah king child find our girl is fair queen markham miss stouffville tribune is miss markham fair twentyyearold cathy oconnor a secondyear bachelor of commerce stu dent in hotel and food administration at the uni versity of guelph won the competition at a pageant and dance friday night runnersup were lesley brown rr 1 unionville and susan innes southdale drive markham lesley was sponsored by the stouff ville progress club susan was sponsored by flowers fantasia both are eighteen other finalists were- kirsten mikkelsen rr 2 gormley and susan under wood wootten way mar kham pinch me i cant believe it cathy commented at the conclusion of the cere- fair days fun time is fair time markham fair time is sept 26 through sept 30 the official opening is 8 pm wednesday tonight anthony roman newly elected member of parlia ment for the riding of york north is the guest of honor the ceremony is in the livestock arena- also scheduled for tonight is the ford mustang stuntshow at 630 pm and the demolition derby at eight both on the racetrack other fair highlights follow thursday- holsteln cattle show 7 pm teeny talent show 7 pm quarter horse racing 730 pm fri- dayheavy horse show 10 am school chll- drens awards presentations 1 pm pet show 5 pm tractor pull 7 pm country western show 8 pm saturdaybaby show 10 am standardbred racing 130 pm celebrity cake- ipjibcoratmg contest 2 pm chip off the old block contest 2 pm commercial steer auction 330 pm greyhound racing 5 pm horse pull 730 pm quarter horse racing 730pm sunday- western horse show 1030 am spelling bee 1 pm nailhammering contest 3 pm if weather conditions are right crowds in excess of 100000 are expected the markham fair presi dent this year is bryan armstrong rr 3 ml albert mony she was embraced by her parents denis and ursula oconnor and sis ters eileen and monica the family reside west of mccowan road at rr 2 markham an extremely personable young lady cathys roots are firmly embedded in agriculture shes won several major 4h awards and is a regular exhibitor in 4h classes at markham fair club affiliations in- cludedairy homemaking horticulture personal fi nance and computer others in the family include an older brother brian a holstein sire analyst with eastern breeders and an older sister maureen a fourthyear student at the university of western bntario london cathy was crowned by darlene murray the queen of 83 darlene described the past twelve months as a year ill never forget being a minicelebrity was terrific she said but meeting so many wonderful people was greater still choking back the tears during her tripdown mem ory lane darlene com mented here comes niagara falls barry little the fairs immediate pastpresident praised darlcnes co operation not only during fair days but on other occa sions were very proud of you he said the fairs new queen will attend opening ceremonies ontario richard baker of route in 37 minutes seven seconds brett burke of stouffville and presently stationed at petawawa had a time of 37 minutes 35 seconds peridar nilssen from oslo norway went the distance in 46 minutes 30 seconds hes currently visiting at the home of his sister vivian nopper at ballantrae mrs noppers son mathew was also a keen interest wednesday tonight and participate in other activi ties through sunday shell also represent markham fair at the miss cne pageant next august stouffville overwhelming that was the word used most often to describe the response to the child find fingerprinting program at the town lib rary saturday between 10 am and 2 pm 301 children were pro cessed at the height of the v cathy oconnor mccowan road rr 2 markham is the 1984 queen of markham fair she was selected from a group of eleven candidates at a pageant friday night darlene murray fair queen of 83 officiated at the crowning ceremonies jim thomas 1 turnout the line stretched through the librarys front doors and part way down the entrance child find is a volunteer nonprofit organization aimed at preventing child abductions and locating missing children an esti mated 50000 children are abducted every year in canada the child find associa tion hopes eventually to place a directory of missing children in such public places as hospitals schools and libraries due to the response here saturday a second finger printing program is plan ned possibly in the spring strike a gusher whitchurch water water everywhere this is the report following a strike at the ministry of natural resources fish hatchery site west of hwy 48 north of ringwood the volume is estimated at 1000 gallons a minute wilson water wells li mited of whitchurch- stouffville conducted the drilling operation with bill wilson and norm rennie in charge a hydrology firm from mississauga is over seeing the project depth of the drill hole is about 150 feet the flow is described as like a river however the runoff has been retained on the site the tribune was told the ministry hopes to seal the well this week so waste is kept toa minimum